Pie For Your Christmas Table

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This is such a busy time of year for all of us.  I barely have the bandwidth to spend time at my desk blogging because I’d rather be baking pies!  Today I’m sharing recipes for a “variety of pies” for your Christmas table.  In The Orange Bee kitchen there will definitely be a Bourbon Pecan […]

Why You Should Visit Gent, Belgium

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I’ve visited Belgium before.  Brussels only and many years ago.  I remember it being a clean city with countless red brick buildings.  Can you tell it was a long, long time ago?  After doing my research on visiting Belgium I quickly narrowed down our choices to Brugge or Gent aka Ghent.  I’m sure we would’ve […]

First Time Visitors Guide – 10 Things You Should Know Before Traveling To Europe

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First-time or well seasoned traveler?  If you’re traveling to Europe here are 10 things you need to know! If you are a seasoned traveler this list may seem obvious – although if this is your first trip to Europe you need to know some ins and outs. It’s perfectly normal to feel anxious about how […]

LaFarm Bakery Tour

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This post was sponsored by LaFarm Bakery in collaboration with NC Blogger Network.  As always, all opinions are mine and mine alone. LaFarm bakery and master baker Lionel Vatinet caused me to consider becoming a baker, only with his tutelage however!  But when I heard that the bakery begins to put loaves of shaped dough […]

Grilled Zucchini Salad

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Grilled zucchini salad is now on my favorites list for ways to use the abundance of zucchini we brought back from the coast a couple weekends ago.  I grill our dinners most evenings and love it when I can throw everything on the grill and not heat up my kitchen.  I admit I really don’t […]

Healthy Summer Stuffed Zucchini

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This stuffed zucchini recipe is simple and delicious – do you have zucchini coming out your ears this summer? Over July 4th my man Dan and I spent the weekend on a 100 acre farm that was close to the Outer Banks in our beautiful state of North Carolina.  Coast and agriculture all within an […]

Metamucil Contains Ingredients That Aren’t Good For You – I’ve Got A Healthy Alternative

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I recently discovered that Metamucil – a popular colon cleanse had aspartame and yellow food coloring as ingredients.  Several years ago when I had my first colonoscopy the doc told me, “drink a glass of Metamucil every day and you should never have any problems”.  I didn’t have problems anyway but I figured if drinking […]

N.C. Blogger Network Featuring The Orange Bee

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It is always nice to be recognized.  It’s even nicer to be recognized in your own community – within your tribe.  I was honored to be showcased on the N.C. Blogger Network this week and wanted to share the article with you.  I’m not usually one to toot my own horn but hey….check it out! […]

The Most Mispronounced Food Words – Are You Guilty?

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Mispronounced food words – do you suffer from this phenomenon?  Occasionally I get stumped with food words.  Here’s one I have to think about every time I see it – Acai (ah-SAH-ee).  How about Gyro (Yee-roh)?  I’ve heard that one butchered a million ways Hero – Jiro – Geero – Jeero.  How about Coq au Vin (kohk-oh-VAHN)? […]

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